Zoom Along at the Construction Site

by Jessica Phillips (Illustrator)

It's a new day at the construction site, and little ones can pretend to drive the vehicles that will get the job done! Large die-cut holes in place of each driver's face are perfect for a small child's own face to peek through. And mirrors, which can be seen through the holes, allow children to delight in seeing themselves in the driver's seat of all those powerful vehicles. From a bulldozer to an excavator to a dump truck, there are ten construction vehicles in all. For each vehicle, a short sentence explains its purpose (?I move bricks with a forklift?). Adding to the fun are rhyming sound effects on each spread (Zoom! Ka-Boom!). But what have the vehicles been building all along?

Toddlers love construction vehicles, making this an excellent addition to the Zoom Along series of interactive board books. The bright and cheerful illustrations by Jessica Phillips are filled with adorable details sure to enhance the child's experience. The action verbs describing what each vehicle does --- haul, load, hoist, carry --- provide terrific vocabulary enhancement. This book is perfect for reading aloud with small children, while encouraging imaginations to zoom around the construction site. Beep! Beep!

Genres: Picture Books

16 pages, Board Book

Published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

A larger board book where the young reader can imagine him or herself at the construction site. A three inch mirror circle is placed at the back and the front of the book with a die cut on each page where the head would be, showing the mirror instead. Young ones will see themselves on colorful bulldozers and bright excavators, front loaders and dump trucks. One line underneath the illustrations tells the reader what the machines do starting with “I”. “I carry lumber on a flat back truck” or “I move bricks with a forklift” making the experience more realistic. The very last spread shows what was build with all the machines; a library.
A cute interactive board book for the very young.
Written
Pre-Kindergarten
AD+

[Stephanie Bange · Rating 4 out of 5]

As she did with her book Zoom Along, this board book allows a child to see him/her self in many kinds of careers and opens up a world of possibilities.

With each turn of the page, the large circle-shaped die cut pages offer a mylar mirror for children to see their reflection and them driving construction vehicles as (among many things): a bulldozer, an excavator, a front loader, a dump truck, a crane, and a forklift, among others. The text is simple, yet effective. The digital illustrations are bright and colorful -- just fun!

Recommended for Toddlers-K.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the kid who loves the vehicles of a construction site, this brightly illustrated board book features a mirror where the worker's face should be. The reader gets to imagine they are in every job.

(See my full review at http://kissthebook.blogspot.com)

[Amanda Sanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Construction truck books are very popular with toddlers. This one adds the ability to put the listener in the story with mirrors. They are perfectly placed and clear. The ending was perfect.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mirrors in die-cut holes in place of each driver's face allow small children to see themselves in the driver's seat of big construction vehicles.

[Sherrelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The mirrors are really freakin' clear, I saw exactly how bad my pores are.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous read with my two year old nephew peeking in each mirror.